Best of Orlando 2017 - People & Media

Our readers voted online for their top picks in dozens of categories, from sweet shops to car dealers, bloggers to wedding venues. We carried our snazzy "Best of Orl" sign to various winning spots for photos, then had a "blast" coloring it for the cover.

The Morning Persons

The morning duo of Amy Kaufeldt and Bob Frier have shared the 7-10 a.m. anchor desk for Fox 35's Good Day Orlando since last October. Kaufeldt arrived in Orlando in 2003 after holding assignment editor and anchoring jobs in Ohio, Montana, Tennessee and Oklahoma. She had anchored the morning spot with two of Frier’s predecessors. Frier had anchored for a time with Kaufeldt in 2009 when he first joined the station, after working for eight years at WKMG-Channel 6. Both are well known for their work with local charity groups and fundraisers. And the chemistry that viewers see is real, Kaufeldt says. "We are friends both on and off the news set,” she says. “We also have a special relationship with our viewers. We spend a lot of time interacting with them on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram throughout the morning.” Says Frier, “There’s just an honest camaraderie because we both truly like and respect each other. There’s nothing forced on our show; it’s really what you see is what you get.”
—Loraine O’Connell